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representatives from over 100 organizations including naacp and green peace attended. >> that movement is gaining momentum. >>> meanwhile, it's freezing outside and it seems to have gotten progressively colder and the wind -- >> maybe the winds are picking up. >> that is what it is. it's windchill. the winds got stronger as the day progressed and that created windchills. we talk about how gusty the winds will be but our air temperature where i said it would be. 34 degrees. the windchill is making it feel like it's in the teens. it will continue to do that in the course of the early part of the evening before we get a break from the winds. be prepared if you are heading out. i said yesterday, bundle up. satellite and radar we had a few light flurries that moved through. some of you didn't see anything. most of it to the north of us, through parts of baltimore and north. not a lot happening there. over areas of the west a different story. they are dealing with the snow accumulations there. as a result, they still have an advisory. actually it looks like it might have just dropped. it was
representatives from over 100 organizations including naacp and green peace attended. >> that movement is gaining momentum. >>> meanwhile, it's freezing outside and it seems to have gotten progressively colder and the wind -- >> maybe the winds are picking up. >> that is what it is. it's windchill. the winds got stronger as the day progressed and that created windchills. we talk about how gusty the winds will be but our air temperature where i said it would be. 34...
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rein haygood of the naacp. and julie fernandes. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath or swelling of your tongue or throat may occur and may be fatal. intermezzo should not be taken if you have taken another sleep medicine at bedtime or in the middle of the night or drank alcohol that day. do not drive or operate machinery until at least 4 hours after taking intermezzo and you're fully awake. driving, eating, or engaging in other activities while not fu
rein haygood of the naacp. and julie fernandes. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least...
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rein haygood of the naacp. and julie fehrnandes. we'll be right back. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. [ male announcer ] a car has a rather small rear-view mirror, so we can occasionally glance back at where we've been. it has an enormous windshield so we can look ahead to where we are going. now is always the time to go forward. and reimagine all the possibilities that lie before us. an ally for real possibilities. aarp. find tools and guidance at aarp.org/possibilities. aarp. how do you keep an older car running like new? you ask a ford customer. when they tell you that you need your oil changed you got to bring it in. if your tires need to be rotated, you have to get that done as well. jackie, tell me why somebody should bring they're car
rein haygood of the naacp. and julie fehrnandes. we'll be right back. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. [ male announcer ] a car has a rather small rear-view mirror, so we can occasionally glance back at...
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it's not just harry belafonte, it's the ncaa, it's the black churches and -- naacp. they want to talk about pipelines and inequity.... >> bill: it's like that. >> all that gas and all those words, all of the protests and not one against the drug dealers the gangster rappers, pimps the guys that force black neighborhoods to be locked down with gates over the doors and grills over the windows and old people running. no, this is an outrage somehow there is silence among black leaders when it comes to condemning black on black crime. that ties with chicago and guns. i'm not a fan of guns as you know. let me say, how can you not say that the guns that is being used to kill young people in chicago is held by a young black person, usually a dropout and shooting another young black man. the woman that got killed in chicago that was here for the inaugural she was shot by accident. the guy that as arrested was a gang kid. that is what is killing america's black community. >> bill: we're working on the story, 15-year-old arrested in chicago on armed robbery and he had 19 priors
it's not just harry belafonte, it's the ncaa, it's the black churches and -- naacp. they want to talk about pipelines and inequity.... >> bill: it's like that. >> all that gas and all those words, all of the protests and not one against the drug dealers the gangster rappers, pimps the guys that force black neighborhoods to be locked down with gates over the doors and grills over the windows and old people running. no, this is an outrage somehow there is silence among black leaders...
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the former chairman of the naacp joins me here after the break. rich, chewy caramel rolled up in smooth milk chocolate. don't forget about that payroll meeting. rolo.get your smooth on. also in minis. (vo) it's a vanguard world premiere event. >> go ahead! (vo) current's award winning original series is back, with a world premiere episode. it's a pretty, little town, with an ugly reputation. >> you just google harrison, what will come up is the klan. i'm all for that. >> the kkk doesn't speak for us at all. it speaks against god. (vo) which side will win the soul of harrison? >> we're never gonna move. ♪ >> michael: today marks an historic day in our nation's history, as rosa park's statute made it's a debut in the capitol building. the plt and members of congress unveiled the statute. she is the first african american to be honored with a full length rendering. it is certainly a proud moment for america, but today is also historic in another way. the supreme court heard arguments on whether to strike down one of the most important civil rights
the former chairman of the naacp joins me here after the break. rich, chewy caramel rolled up in smooth milk chocolate. don't forget about that payroll meeting. rolo.get your smooth on. also in minis. (vo) it's a vanguard world premiere event. >> go ahead! (vo) current's award winning original series is back, with a world premiere episode. it's a pretty, little town, with an ugly reputation. >> you just google harrison, what will come up is the klan. i'm all for that. >> the...
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he has gotten some recognition for his work n2011, he was and naacp teacher of the year. the recognition is not his goal. >> really, the goal is i want to change lives. my life was changed by a teacher and i know the road that i was on prior to that. >> scott grew up in capital heights maryland and went to american university on a wrestling scholarship. he worked every day to reach kids. >> speak their language. meet them on their ground ground and say okay, i met you halfway. i listened to you, can you listen to me and i think the students appreciate that exchange. >> reporter: there are students, teachers, even the superintendent makes a brief cameo in the videos. >> he is a funny guy but he makes class more fun. i used to strug i'll lot with math. now, i get it. >> reporter: that is music to the ears of this teacher. in silver spring, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> way to get through to the kids. >> it looks like this valentine's day will be one to never forget. the state's lottery department says the winners of a $217 million jackpot ticket will be revealed today. couple
he has gotten some recognition for his work n2011, he was and naacp teacher of the year. the recognition is not his goal. >> really, the goal is i want to change lives. my life was changed by a teacher and i know the road that i was on prior to that. >> scott grew up in capital heights maryland and went to american university on a wrestling scholarship. he worked every day to reach kids. >> speak their language. meet them on their ground ground and say okay, i met you halfway....
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. >>> next week, carden will join the naacp, the national urban league and other groups to support honoring tubman. >>> the nbc sitcom "up all night" is facing some major changes as one of its stars is leaving the show. christina applegate says the show has, quote, taken a different creative direction, end quote, and is movingn to other projects. the show starred her and will arnett as a couple with a new baby. it struggled with ratings and has seen several changes, both in the producer ranks and its camera format. >>> justin bieber is set to host and perform on tonight's episode of "saturday night live." fans of the biebs defied mother nature to try to see him. fans line the up in the snow to try and snag tickets for tonight's show. because of the storm, "snl" officials gave out stand-by tickets last night. they also decided to feed these loyal fan, getting them some pizza while they waited. you can watch justin bieber host and perform on "saturday night live" tonight starting at 11:30 here on nbc 4. >> yeah, they were tweeting all yesterday, don't stop bielebing. >>> today, a happy couple
. >>> next week, carden will join the naacp, the national urban league and other groups to support honoring tubman. >>> the nbc sitcom "up all night" is facing some major changes as one of its stars is leaving the show. christina applegate says the show has, quote, taken a different creative direction, end quote, and is movingn to other projects. the show starred her and will arnett as a couple with a new baby. it struggled with ratings and has seen several changes,...
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in january the naacp president said, the nation has been facing some of the, quote, greatest attacks on voting rights since segregation. and that the potential to repeal section 5 is the biggest threat yet. whether it's attempts to restrict early voting in ohio or florida, or throwing up billboards in minority communities that read, voter fraud is a felony, we know that our work is not done. intimidation is still a tactic employed by some seeking to scare voters from the polls. and until that threat is extinged -- extinct, section 5 of the voting rights act still has a very important role to play in making full democratic enfranchisement a reality in our society. but we secured the integrity of electorate in 2012, and it's in part because of the voting rights act. now this is not a partisan issue. in fact, there is bipartisan consensus on that point. in 2006, the voting rights act was re-authorized with overwhelming support from both sides of the aisle. in fact, this body, the house of representatives, has voted four times with strong bipartisan support every time, to re-authorize se
in january the naacp president said, the nation has been facing some of the, quote, greatest attacks on voting rights since segregation. and that the potential to repeal section 5 is the biggest threat yet. whether it's attempts to restrict early voting in ohio or florida, or throwing up billboards in minority communities that read, voter fraud is a felony, we know that our work is not done. intimidation is still a tactic employed by some seeking to scare voters from the polls. and until that...
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moves forward but that's why i raised the fact that it was not groups like action jackson network and naacp that brought race in it. when you have them not admitting there's longstanding feelings of racism there and called in civil rights groups. they acted as though there was -- this was a whole oasis of racial harmony until we came to town. now they're admitting there was tensions and that the police chief was removed so we did not come in to bring in racism but to respond and it wasn't about the shooter. it was about the decisions of the local police department that had consistently raised these tensions. >> thank you so much for joining me. let's bring in kevin cunningham, he started the petition, brought the eyes and ears to this case on twitter. kevin, it is incredible. the panel mostly african-american and this case resonated with all races and people were surprised showing your face that the dynamic of it was started by a white person who saw what you believe was injustice in this case. how do you feel a year later? >> i feel largely unresolved, i suppose. the case still needs to pl
moves forward but that's why i raised the fact that it was not groups like action jackson network and naacp that brought race in it. when you have them not admitting there's longstanding feelings of racism there and called in civil rights groups. they acted as though there was -- this was a whole oasis of racial harmony until we came to town. now they're admitting there was tensions and that the police chief was removed so we did not come in to bring in racism but to respond and it wasn't about...
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my thought is, is he going to speak before the naacp next? because he would likely find a similar reaction. he never found his footing among conservatives. they never trusted him, as jonathan capehart said. he had come in 2008 to announce that he was dropping out and in 2012 he announced that he was a real severe conservative, to convince those folks that he was one of them. they never bought it. this is just a real surprise. i don't know why he's doing this. he's been very quiet over these last months. if you look at where the republican party is, no one is clamoring for mitt romney. no one is saying, oh, boy, if republicans were just more like mitt romney, then maybe they would have a chance to win going forward and to rebrand their party. so it will be interesting to see what he says. he'll be there. sarah palin will be there. it will be a whole cast of characters there, as conservatives try to figure out where they want to go. >> it certainly will be a clown show. john, i want to show you what happens to a republican governor who works wi
my thought is, is he going to speak before the naacp next? because he would likely find a similar reaction. he never found his footing among conservatives. they never trusted him, as jonathan capehart said. he had come in 2008 to announce that he was dropping out and in 2012 he announced that he was a real severe conservative, to convince those folks that he was one of them. they never bought it. this is just a real surprise. i don't know why he's doing this. he's been very quiet over these...
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rallying against discrimination in the criminal justice system, serving in the local chapter of the naacp. her quiet leadership would continue long after she became an icon of the civil rights movement. working with congressman conyers to find homes for the homeless, preparing disadvantaged youth for the path to success. striving each day to right some wrong, somewhere, in this world. yet our minds fasten on that single moment on the bus. miss parks alone in that seat clutching her purse and staring out a window. waiting to be arrested. that moment tells us something about how change happens or doesn't happen. the choices we make or don't ma make. for now we see through a glass darkly. scripture says. it is true. whether out of inertia, simple lack of moral imagination, we so often spend our lives as if in a fog, accepting injustice, rationalizing inequity, tolerating the intolerable. like the bus driver, but also like the passengers on the bus we see the way things are, children hungry in a land of plenty. entire neighborhoods ravages by violence. families hobbled by job loss or illness.
rallying against discrimination in the criminal justice system, serving in the local chapter of the naacp. her quiet leadership would continue long after she became an icon of the civil rights movement. working with congressman conyers to find homes for the homeless, preparing disadvantaged youth for the path to success. striving each day to right some wrong, somewhere, in this world. yet our minds fasten on that single moment on the bus. miss parks alone in that seat clutching her purse and...
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. >> and we mention that you already have won the naacp's best new artist award. what would a grammy -- for best r&b song off of your debut album mean to you now? >> i mean, it's the highest achievement in music. it is just to be nominated, it's such a huge accomplishment. to be acknowledged by my peers in the music industry not just the fans. it's -- and i would actually nominated in college most likely to win a grammy. so fingers crossed. >> there you go. they already had some good insight. where do you find your inspiration? >> i find my inspiration from a lot of the old greats. i started listening it stevie wonder and etta james ella fit gerald, at zgerald, at a young age. i would watch diana ross and her performances for inspiration. classic, true artists. >> some people i think are surprised maybe at such a young age, 23 that you can write, sing, and produce r&b music. you're not surprised. you know what you can do. >> i grew up in a musical family. my mom and dad, singer/songwriters/producers. there was always some musician sleeping on my couch. i of in the
. >> and we mention that you already have won the naacp's best new artist award. what would a grammy -- for best r&b song off of your debut album mean to you now? >> i mean, it's the highest achievement in music. it is just to be nominated, it's such a huge accomplishment. to be acknowledged by my peers in the music industry not just the fans. it's -- and i would actually nominated in college most likely to win a grammy. so fingers crossed. >> there you go. they already...
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the first meeting is with labor leaders and progressive groups, civic groups, naacp will be the there. a number of other groups that focus on immigration and labor leaders from some of the big unions here and then separately he's meeting with business leaders and we mentioned business leaders among them marissa mayer of yahoo! and also goldman sachs, qualcomm, coca-cola, a lot of ceos meeting at the white house today. >> key issue is border security. always a hot topic. what are sticking points for president and republicans on this issue? >> the one big issue seems to be what do you do first? republicans especially conservatives are insisting we have to focus on border security first. we have to secure borders before we do anything else especially put 11 million illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship. that's what the president has talking about. he's talked about border security. he's got janet napolitano, homeland security secretary down at the border this week looking at that. republicans are making the link that we have to do that first before we talk about citizenship for any
the first meeting is with labor leaders and progressive groups, civic groups, naacp will be the there. a number of other groups that focus on immigration and labor leaders from some of the big unions here and then separately he's meeting with business leaders and we mentioned business leaders among them marissa mayer of yahoo! and also goldman sachs, qualcomm, coca-cola, a lot of ceos meeting at the white house today. >> key issue is border security. always a hot topic. what are sticking...
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he was a member of the naacp in the '50s. pret friendly with whitney young, getting to know martin luther king ahead of the kennedys. and then becomes a totally mean guy in terms of electoral politics, hooking up with strom thurmond figuring he was going to grab what was left of the segregationists in the south when they were dispointed with the democrats. what happened to this guy? >> i think sam's piece clearly indicates that not only would a politician like nixon find it convenient to go in that direction for potential success, but politicians generally, chris, all of us tend to want to move in a direction that points to success. in sam's piece he talks about how kennedy clearly moved away from where he was as a liberal in massachusetts to try to make sure he didn't get tubed as he had been on the vice presidential nomination when he sought the presidential nomination. so we politicians are not like the moral standard on this issue. >> okay. sam, great piece. boy, you put a lot of work into these pieces. that is one heck o
he was a member of the naacp in the '50s. pret friendly with whitney young, getting to know martin luther king ahead of the kennedys. and then becomes a totally mean guy in terms of electoral politics, hooking up with strom thurmond figuring he was going to grab what was left of the segregationists in the south when they were dispointed with the democrats. what happened to this guy? >> i think sam's piece clearly indicates that not only would a politician like nixon find it convenient to...
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when i got there it was like the naacp -- and please don't cut me off and i am serious. i am looking at my notes. the naacp was very, very pressed to keep pointing out how the white men was suppressing the black man and when i posed the question -- well, is anybody out there really educating the black community? are you taking dictionaries with you to these meetings because a lot of the people don't understand the words being utilized? are you making notes for them because a lot of that community is actually illiterate? are you helping them with the problems of dyslexia, which i found runs rampant in that community. i'm dyslexic. host: all right. she refers to her african-american. what is your response to her call? guest: i am not sure i have a response to her call so i will take a pass. host: all right, vita, republican line. caller: good morning. my question is to heritage foundation. i'm a republican and for me to -- i'm very disgusted with the republicans in the way they're conducting their behavior because voting rights and also the way that the whole concept of ta
when i got there it was like the naacp -- and please don't cut me off and i am serious. i am looking at my notes. the naacp was very, very pressed to keep pointing out how the white men was suppressing the black man and when i posed the question -- well, is anybody out there really educating the black community? are you taking dictionaries with you to these meetings because a lot of the people don't understand the words being utilized? are you making notes for them because a lot of that...
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i got there, and it was like the naacp, please do not copy off because i am very serious. i am looking at my notes. the naacp was very pressed to keep putting out how the white man was suppressing the black man. i posed the question, is anybody out there really educating the black community? are you taking missionaries to these meetings because a lot of people do not understand the word -- are you taking dictionaries to these meetings because a lot of people do not understand the words being utilized? a lot of that community is illiterate. are you even helping them with the problem of dyslexia, which also runs rampant in that community. i am dyslexic. host: ok, let's go to ari berman. our caller is talking about the african-american community. she is herself african-american. guest: i am not sure i have a response, so i will take a pass. host: let's go to vida, republican line, in california. caller: my question is to the heritage foundation. i am a republican. i am very disgusted with the republicans and the way they are conducting their behavior because voting rights and
i got there, and it was like the naacp, please do not copy off because i am very serious. i am looking at my notes. the naacp was very pressed to keep putting out how the white man was suppressing the black man. i posed the question, is anybody out there really educating the black community? are you taking missionaries to these meetings because a lot of people do not understand the word -- are you taking dictionaries to these meetings because a lot of people do not understand the words being...
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naacp has said anything about it. i had a chief of police stop me when i was driving a new mustang. he spoke broken english. he called for -- they got 14,500 pesos out of me. some people were still in jail. this culture change is going to take a long time. host: i think we might have missed the beginning of your comments. caller: immigration. what is happening with the sweep blacken, we're making a minority relatively smaller and changing the culture. and for what purpose? host: is there a regional issue for immigration reform? what of the politics of this? guest: depending where you live, you have a different perspective. almost everyone has felt the impact of immigration. communities are becoming more diverse. it is not just folks coming in from mexico. the asian population is growing. this is a significant change. it has tremendous impact on the people that are coming out and voting. we saw this in the last election. 70% of voters were white. 89% of republican -- identified themselves as republicans were white. that is not sustainable. the number of people from another race is in
naacp has said anything about it. i had a chief of police stop me when i was driving a new mustang. he spoke broken english. he called for -- they got 14,500 pesos out of me. some people were still in jail. this culture change is going to take a long time. host: i think we might have missed the beginning of your comments. caller: immigration. what is happening with the sweep blacken, we're making a minority relatively smaller and changing the culture. and for what purpose? host: is there a...
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this is from the naacp in 2000, featuring a great black-and- white film, chains dragging a black man to his death. the voice comes on and says "i am the daughter of james bird. my father was killed in texas. beaten and dragged 3 miles to his death because he was black. when governor george w. bush refused to support a crime legislation, it was like my father was killed all over again. call george w. bush and advise him to support hate crime legislation. we will not be dragged away from our future." that ad ran before the 2000 election. is that a radical change from where we are post-citizens united? i want to stress first that the changes not so great as some might think. moreover, it is not so great in an important way. i think that to the average citizen out there there are a lot of news stories trying to rile them up and talk about corporate plutocracies, but the campaign looked pretty much like any other campaign. there were lots and lots of television advertisements. we also know from political science research that it helps voters to make decisions. there were lots of negative
this is from the naacp in 2000, featuring a great black-and- white film, chains dragging a black man to his death. the voice comes on and says "i am the daughter of james bird. my father was killed in texas. beaten and dragged 3 miles to his death because he was black. when governor george w. bush refused to support a crime legislation, it was like my father was killed all over again. call george w. bush and advise him to support hate crime legislation. we will not be dragged away from our...
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rallying against discrimination in the criminal justice system, serving in the local chapter of the naacp. her quiet leadership would continue long after she became an icon of the civil rights movement, working with congressman conyers to find homes for the homeless, preparing disadvantaged youth for a path to success. striving each day to right some wrong, somewhere in this world. and yet our minds fasten on that single moment on the bus. miss parks, alone in that seat clutching her purse, staring out a window, waiting to be arrested. that moment tells us something about how change happens or doesn't happen. the choices we make or don't make. for now we see through a glass darkly scripture says. and it's true. whether out of inertia or selfishness, whether out of fear or a simple lack of moral imagination, we so often spend our lives as if in a fog. accepting injustice, rationalizing inequity. tolerating the intolerable. like the bus driver but also like the passengers on the bus. we see the way things are, children hungry in a land of plenty. entire neighborhoods ravaged by vience. fami
rallying against discrimination in the criminal justice system, serving in the local chapter of the naacp. her quiet leadership would continue long after she became an icon of the civil rights movement, working with congressman conyers to find homes for the homeless, preparing disadvantaged youth for a path to success. striving each day to right some wrong, somewhere in this world. and yet our minds fasten on that single moment on the bus. miss parks, alone in that seat clutching her purse,...
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pushing immigration reform today, he'll meet with leaders of labor unions and progressive groups like the naacp, separately he will meet in the afternoon with a dozen business leaders, including those from goldman sachs, yahoo and coca-cola. king richard iii's newly discovered skull has been used to recreate or actually create this 3-d model of his face. and this comparison image you can see the bust on the right it's pretty darn similar to richard's painted portrait on the left. isn't that strange how that happened. dna tests confirm human remains found under a parking lot in britain are those of the king. officials at the boy scouts of america headquarters in dallas, texas have a lot of reading today. a group of scouts and leaders delivered more -- delivered 1.4 million signatures on lots and lots of petitions, they are hoping the organization will vote this week, actually wednesday, to end the national policy banning gays. that's our talkback question today should the boy scouts of america lift its ban on gays. facebook.com/carol cnn. it's been a heated conversation. your responses next. my
pushing immigration reform today, he'll meet with leaders of labor unions and progressive groups like the naacp, separately he will meet in the afternoon with a dozen business leaders, including those from goldman sachs, yahoo and coca-cola. king richard iii's newly discovered skull has been used to recreate or actually create this 3-d model of his face. and this comparison image you can see the bust on the right it's pretty darn similar to richard's painted portrait on the left. isn't that...
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i want to also listen to julien bond from the naacp on his response to young's strategy. >> if you think about a struggle between black and white people, and if you can't talk to the white people, nothing is going to happen. he was able to talk to white people and particularly well to do white people, business people who may have had an interest in settling racial problems, but they couldn't see it themselves, until whitney young came along and said, listen, you have a stake in this, too. >> yeah, so. i mean, i suppose that i have, you know, on and off feelings around, that and on the one hand i hear him saying that you have to do the work in an interracial multiracial society of building the understanding and then a little angst about do we care about the corporate achievement as much as we cared about the fundamental civil rights and how do connect those in our memory in black history month? >> well, it is important to understand that whitney young waspragmatist, and it is important the change the ability of anybody to move into a neighborhood, but as a social worker, he wanted to prov
i want to also listen to julien bond from the naacp on his response to young's strategy. >> if you think about a struggle between black and white people, and if you can't talk to the white people, nothing is going to happen. he was able to talk to white people and particularly well to do white people, business people who may have had an interest in settling racial problems, but they couldn't see it themselves, until whitney young came along and said, listen, you have a stake in this, too....
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. >>> it was carrie washington's night at the naacp image awards last night. >> and the winner is carrie washington. >> the actress took home three awards for her roles in zhang joe unchained" and the tv show "scan zals." she thanked her ancestors in her acceptance speech. >> denzel washington was honored for his role in "flight." producer your george lucas for best motion picture and alicia keyes took home an award for best female artist. >>> a waitress isn'tent exactly thrilled with a customer's tip. but she did next got her fired and a minister who left the tip was suddenly feeling the wrath of the internet just ahead. but next, one of america's boast landmarks is turning 100. we've got some of the building's deepest secrets ahead. >> we are now descending into the deepest basement in new york city. ♪ you know my heart burns for you... ♪ i'm up next, but now i'm singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever ou
. >>> it was carrie washington's night at the naacp image awards last night. >> and the winner is carrie washington. >> the actress took home three awards for her roles in zhang joe unchained" and the tv show "scan zals." she thanked her ancestors in her acceptance speech. >> denzel washington was honored for his role in "flight." producer your george lucas for best motion picture and alicia keyes took home an award for best female artist....
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after bush's reelection, his chair went across the country to naacp groups apologizing for the southern strategy. his idea was we need more blacks asians and hispanics into the republican party. then hurricane katrina happened, the president's standing plummeted, then obama was elected with 80% of the minority vote. the gop thought we can't win courting the minority vote, let's just suppress it instead? ari. >> i'll introduce all these new voting restrictions now trying to kill the voting rights act. stephanie: after the 2010 election, they approved laws in more than a dozen states to restrict the right to vote requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote curtailing early voting, disenfranchising exfelons and mandating voter i.d.'s. talk to us about restricting. when you hear, john boehner saying american people voled for redistricting in the house. >> no, they didn't. it was the most powerful disenfranchising tool republicans had. democrats got more votes than republicans, but republicans have 33 more seats in congress. at a result, you look at for example, north carolina, north
after bush's reelection, his chair went across the country to naacp groups apologizing for the southern strategy. his idea was we need more blacks asians and hispanics into the republican party. then hurricane katrina happened, the president's standing plummeted, then obama was elected with 80% of the minority vote. the gop thought we can't win courting the minority vote, let's just suppress it instead? ari. >> i'll introduce all these new voting restrictions now trying to kill the voting...
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serving in the local chapter of the naacp. yet, when we focus on that single moment on the bus. ms. rosa parks, alone in the seat, watching her purse, staring out a window. waiting to be arrested. the choices we make or don't make are very important. whether out of inertia or selfishness or out of fear or simple lack of moral imagination, we are so often spending our lives in a fight. accepting injustice, rationalizing inequity, tolerating the intolerable. like the passengers on the bus. we see the way things are. children hungry in the land of plenty. entire neighborhoods ravaged by violence. families affected by job loss or illness. we make excuses for action. we say to ourselves, it is not my responsibility. there is nothing i can do. rosa parks said there was always something we can do. she tells us that we all have responsibilities. she reminds us that this is how change happens. not mainly through the exports of the famous, but through the countless acts and anonymous courage and kindness. and responsibility of what is possible. rosa parks supported the tired feet of the dusty
serving in the local chapter of the naacp. yet, when we focus on that single moment on the bus. ms. rosa parks, alone in the seat, watching her purse, staring out a window. waiting to be arrested. the choices we make or don't make are very important. whether out of inertia or selfishness or out of fear or simple lack of moral imagination, we are so often spending our lives in a fight. accepting injustice, rationalizing inequity, tolerating the intolerable. like the passengers on the bus. we see...
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it's earned the book award and the naacp image award for outstanding literary work twice. dr. michael eric dyson is a genius who can write about any subject for the late civil rights of and martin luther king would reflections on hip-hop dinham race, the hurricane katrina catastrophe. if you turn your tv on, you can often find him on every major media outlet including the the today show, nightline, the o'reilly factor, the report. he is a contributing editor to "time" magazine and has an hourlong news program on npr called the the michael eric dyson show. nbc and join me in welcoming our commentator dr. michael eric dyson. [applause] thank you, president-elect armstrong for that very gracious introduction. it's an honor to be here today to talk about this very serious matter and how we can dismantle the institutional racism in the 21st century. we have an extraordinary lineup of panelists who will address that issue, so i'm not going to engage in any extended introduction accept to say obviously when we are talking about a society as a first and as multifaceted as ours there i
it's earned the book award and the naacp image award for outstanding literary work twice. dr. michael eric dyson is a genius who can write about any subject for the late civil rights of and martin luther king would reflections on hip-hop dinham race, the hurricane katrina catastrophe. if you turn your tv on, you can often find him on every major media outlet including the the today show, nightline, the o'reilly factor, the report. he is a contributing editor to "time" magazine and has...
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rallying against discrimination in the criminal justice system, serving in the local chapter of the naacp. her quiet leadership would continue long after she became an icon of the civil rights movement, working with congressman conyers to find homes for the homeless, preparing disadvantaged youth for a path to success, straightening each day to write some raw somewhere in this world. and yet, our minds fasten on that single moment of the guys. ms. parks of london that see, clutching her purse, staring out a window, waiting to be arrested. that moment tells us something about how change happens or doesn't happen. the choices we make or don't make. for now we see through a glass darkly the scripture says. and it's true. whether out of inertia or selfishness, whether out of fear or simple lack of moral imagination, we so often spend our lives as if in a fog, accepting injustice, rationalizing inequity, tolerating the intolerable, like the best are, but also like the passengers on the bus. we see the way things are, children hungry and a land of plenty, tired neighborhoods ravaged by violence
rallying against discrimination in the criminal justice system, serving in the local chapter of the naacp. her quiet leadership would continue long after she became an icon of the civil rights movement, working with congressman conyers to find homes for the homeless, preparing disadvantaged youth for a path to success, straightening each day to write some raw somewhere in this world. and yet, our minds fasten on that single moment of the guys. ms. parks of london that see, clutching her purse,...
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his exceptional work has earned him the american book award and the naacp college award for outstanding literature, literary work twice. dr. michael eric dyson is a literary genius who can write about any subject such as the late civil-rights leader malcolm x and martin luther king, reflections on hip-hop, debating raise, the hurricane katrina catastrophe, if you turn your t b on uconn also find dr. dyson on virtually every major media outlets including today's show. and the o'reilly factor. and even wrapped city and he is a contributing editor to time magazine and has a post in an hour-long news program on npr. called the michael eric dyson show. nbc -- nbcsl, join me in welcoming our commentator, dr. michael eric dyson. [applause] >> thank you, president elect armstrong for that very gracious introduction. it is an honor to talk about this very serious matter. and institutional racism and dismantle institutional racism in the twenty-first century and an extraordinarily lineup of panelists, engage in any extended introduction except to say obviously when we're talking about a society.
his exceptional work has earned him the american book award and the naacp college award for outstanding literature, literary work twice. dr. michael eric dyson is a literary genius who can write about any subject such as the late civil-rights leader malcolm x and martin luther king, reflections on hip-hop, debating raise, the hurricane katrina catastrophe, if you turn your t b on uconn also find dr. dyson on virtually every major media outlets including today's show. and the o'reilly factor....
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harvard.o it's the chicago, illinoisnois republican wilkins has opposed to the democrat lurcher wilkins naacp line. .> host: mary frances berry, ane how did the commission changed in the kennedy administration cavemen? >> guest: when the kennedy administration came in, i called the chapter something about being with friends, among friends because the commissioners were all saying to themselves, these are good, solid democrats who are liberals and they're going to do everything we say needs to be done. now is the time to get it all done. they did know behind the scenes, bobby kennedy, good body, not the bad body he became later. they think we're going to do this. it wasn't civil rights. the problem is the committees in the congress were controlled by democrats who are from the south and who are racists. thank you slim, mississippi, mcclellan, the people who control the judiciary committee and they control judicial appointments. so instead of the friendly reception they thought they would get, they would be listened to, but the administration would take their recommendations and try to incorpor
harvard.o it's the chicago, illinoisnois republican wilkins has opposed to the democrat lurcher wilkins naacp line. .> host: mary frances berry, ane how did the commission changed in the kennedy administration cavemen? >> guest: when the kennedy administration came in, i called the chapter something about being with friends, among friends because the commissioners were all saying to themselves, these are good, solid democrats who are liberals and they're going to do everything we say...
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lost in the shuffle are cases such as the naacp, so there is a precedent on the less disclosure side of the aisle. there must be some seismic shift. i did say it is too early to say there is all sorts of new avenues for disclosure. there are a number of proposals. that is the disclose act. it was quite unwieldy. too senators have introduced the bill, but have said the language is another way to fix the problem, and there is another statute that has been variously introduced that have floated different proposals. the central problem with all of these, aside from the merits, is at least today they are not going to pass. the question is, what is realistic? what i am hearing is a number of incumbents making noise about all these negative adds. folks run for office, carrying their copies of the constitution, and after a few cycles of expressing advocacy that they do not think are fair, they say we need to figure out who is behind these ads. there's a natural tendency of incumbents -- and you hear republicans in the senate and house -- say that about we need more disclosure. it is not enou
lost in the shuffle are cases such as the naacp, so there is a precedent on the less disclosure side of the aisle. there must be some seismic shift. i did say it is too early to say there is all sorts of new avenues for disclosure. there are a number of proposals. that is the disclose act. it was quite unwieldy. too senators have introduced the bill, but have said the language is another way to fix the problem, and there is another statute that has been variously introduced that have floated...
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rallying against discrimination in the criminal justice system, serving in the local chapter of the naacp. her quiet leadership would continue long after she became an icon of the civil rights movement, working with congressman conyers to find homes for the homeless, preparing disadvantaged youth for a path to success. striving each day to right some wrong, somewhere in this world. and yet on that single moment on the bus, ms. parks, alone in that seat clutching her purse, staring out a window, waiting to be arrested. that moment tells us something about how change happens or doesn't happen. the choices we make or don't make. for now we see through a glass darkly, scripture says, and it's true. without innesha -- whether in fear or a simple lack of moral realization, we spend our life in a simple fog, accepting injustice, rationalizing inequity, tolerating the intolerable like the bus driver but also like the passengers on the bus. we see the way things are. children hungry in a land of plenty, entire neighborhoods ravaged by violence, families hobble by job loss or illness and we make ex
rallying against discrimination in the criminal justice system, serving in the local chapter of the naacp. her quiet leadership would continue long after she became an icon of the civil rights movement, working with congressman conyers to find homes for the homeless, preparing disadvantaged youth for a path to success. striving each day to right some wrong, somewhere in this world. and yet on that single moment on the bus, ms. parks, alone in that seat clutching her purse, staring out a window,...